Pontiac Ridge Our first hike of the year was short but sweet. We hiked Pontiac Ridge which was four miles with 1300′ of climbing so basically two miles up and two miles back. What a gem! Once you get...
Arizona Trail – Last Ride of the Year
What an awesome year! We’ve ridden and hiked in some amazing places since we first set out from Bend last January. For the last day of the year it seemed fitting to mountain bike. If you read our blog,...
Just Like Old Times
Tourists in Our Old Town Before Bend, Derek and I lived in San Diego and now we’re back as tourists. We took an afternoon to go down to La Jolla cove and walk along the beach and up through...
Riding the Coast
Rancho La Costa Preserve We are back in Carlsbad, CA visiting family and friends. After an almost 7 hour drive the day before, we needed to stretch our riding legs. Not far from Derek’s mom’s house are the trails...
Las Colinas and Saguaro National Park
Las Colinas – Arizona Trail Today we were back on the Arizona Trail riding 26 miles with 1600′ of climbing. This was an out and back from the Gabe Zimmerman trailhead heading towards Sonoita. We saw all of one...
Arizona Trail – Bellota
We rode the Pistol Hill section of the Arizona Trail a couple weeks ago and did a blog post here. There are more sections in the area and Bellota did not disappoint. The ride was a 22 mile out...
Tucson Thanksgiving week
We have been busy, busy, busy with family these last couple weeks. Derek and I went riding with my brother-in-law and nephew one day. My nephew, Cameron, rode two loops with us out at Fantasy Island which made it...
More Arizona Trail
We’ve come full circle and are back in Tucson for the holidays. I’m fortunate to have family here and a place to park our trailer and stay. It’s great to talk to someone besides each other! Since we have...
Gold Canyon Continues
Gold Canyon Leftovers There are a lot of trails out here, too much for just one day of riding. Derek put together a 19 mile route that had us checking out most of the trails we hadn’t ridden last...
Wave Cave & Jacobs Crosscut Trails
Wave Cave Hike After a big ride on the Arizona Trail we needed a day off the bike. We slept in, had pancakes, and picked a short hike by where we are camped. Wave Cave is a 3 mile...